Adresses, lettres ou télégrammes de félicitations. 
C’était un devoir de les mentionner, en ce jour solennel, et 
d’exprimer à la nation belge, en retour, notre reconnaissance. 
Le Président du Comité, 
(s.) Prof"^ P. Cavvadias, 
Membre associé de l’Académie royale 
de Belgique. 
INDE. 
Société asiatique du Bengale, Calcutta. 
To the a Académie royale de Belgique ». 
As the représentatives of the Asialic Society of Bengal, we hâve 
heen entrusted with the honour of conveying lo the President and 
memhers of the Académie royale de Belgique the respeclful congratu¬ 
lations of the oldest leained Society in India. 
Pounded aiso during the latter paît of the XVllP^* century, the 
Asiatic Society lias had the benelit of the publications of this distin- 
guished Academie, particularly of those emhodying tlie researches in 
Oriental languages and philosophy hy Félix iNève, Lamy and 
M^'' de Harlez, the work hy Édouard Dupont on the Gondvvana for¬ 
mations of the Congo région and of Ém. Laurent, IL Durand and 
others on the natural history of the tropical helt of Africa. 
The Académie royale hSiS maintained an iinhroken record ofwork 
throughout ail the great political and dynastie changes w hi( h hâve 
passed over Belgium, and the Asiatic Society now joins ils coires- 
pondenls in ail the allied countries in expressing lln^ hope thaï the 
Academie lias al lasl commenced an era of long-conliniied iramjuillily, 
which will enahie it lo maintain undislurhed the disiinguished posi¬ 
tion whicli it lias allained in the vvorld of science and lelters. 
Signed : Ï.-H. Holland, 
L. Rogeiis, 
E.-H. Pascoe. 
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